Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-16

A. Lee, professor in natural history At RAJ.
dom has been invited to accompany the az.
petition q lite chief naturalist.
hon. j. w. Bradbury of Augusta. a tru.tee
OF the institution, offered stirring remarks.
de asserted emphaticaliy that the c,ll-Y. de-
served the support of the Congregations
churches of the State and advised the mem.
0ers to send their sons there, He va. 20.
ceived with applause.
Rev. c. q. Gates of Limington spoke in the
same line.
The report of Mr.. Dunnels vas ACCEPTED
Inc matter of the Hallowell Classical
Sehooi was next considered and Rev. Edward
chase OF Hallowell appeared and offered an
earnest plea in its behalf. He reviewed its
history somewhat. Two years ago foand
.ne ooiioiog and furniture morteaged for its
run value l took it with nothing left but
the pare shell. For the past two years the
school has paid every cent of its CUR n, ex
penses- Mr.. Chase stated that he had
pledged to him under certain condition,
soooo. de was not going TO ask the confer
ence for money. 1t never had any money
ana has none now. The school ought to
take start here today. If it does not il will
somewhere else. What We ask for this
school Is your interest and influence, not sim.
ply little wave of transitoty influence last.
ing while the conference is In session, and
GIVING the. cold shoulder afterwards. We
want your warm personal influence Mr.. Chase
then presented a little book and asked that
all who would sign it to place their names on
on Its pages that he might visit them in the
interest Of the school. One man expressed
his Willingness to write his name.
Rev. Lauriston Reynolds led the confer.
ence in prayer.
The Report of Sunday School Work was
postponed until this forenoon.
The subject of Evangelical Work" was
warmly discussed and many new ideas were
evolved. 1t was participated in BY Revs. f.
/. Bayley, Portland; David Garland, Bethel;
Lauriston Reynolds, Yarmouth; President
hyde, Bowdoln College; DR.. j. ii. Ecob,
Albany.
Dr. Ecob spoke with much power l
want simply to be known, he sale, as re-
deemed soul. My whole business is to tell
men OF Christ; my mission is to bring souls
TO the Redeemer and by reason of that l
stand on perfect level with every one of
you; want no badge of office. lie would
suggest the Mccall method as an eifcacious
one. Let US 20 among the unconverted
masses, not as their superiors, but as their
equals, and bring souls to God
Rev. NJ. <. Strbey, New York. of the
American Missionary Association, occupied
half an hour in speaking to the convention
His remarks were chiefly devoted to the vast
colored population of the South and the
means to be adopted IN raising them to bet
ter condition. They are often ignorant and
debased. The adoption of the three elements
of elevation, property, intelligence and char
acter. he regarded as the remedy The
pty Yrh nd ako,H h.. t1l. l..
the three elements to give the negroes these
elevating infunces. They are ready and
willing to adopt them. The speaker explain
ed the work of the society in giving the col
ored man education and the gospel. 1t consist
ed largely of fitting ministers andtea chers for
this purpose. He made an earnest appea al to
Congregationalists in Maine to increase their
donations to the society.
Rev. M. Brace, Frenchman and a repre-
sentative of the celebrated Mccall mission eff
Paris, addressed the conference, speaking
very intelligeutly and with a French accent.
His remarks were intensely interesting and
frequently ELECTED applause. He gave an
insight into the operation of the mission.
To-day, it is doing q grand and noble work.
Mccall and wife entered the worst quarters
of Paris. and now they have So stations in that
great city and ca in other portions of
France. In the capital alone they have two
hundred and fifty workers, many of whom
labor without salary. There are l,O7l 900
members; 1915 meetings were held last
year. The government protects the mission
and looks upon it as one of the most potent
factors in maintaining order. Not only il
the mission a power among the masses but
also among others. 1t is a monument of the
triumph of liberty over superstition. The
mission is conducted on strictly business
principles, which accounts in no small degree
for its success.
The cont renee united in PRAYER for the
Mccall mission, led by Rev. George
Lewis
Rev. c. II. Daniels for the committee on
statistics reported that the STATISTICAL year
should agree with the calendar year. The
report was accepted.
The committee on UNCONVENTIONAL comfy
reported in favor of consolidation Of weaker
churches; that an organic un,on between the
Congregational and Free Baptist churches
was not expedisnt; that there should be CO.
operrtion between the Congregational and
other churches as far as possible.
The roll was called.
Adjourned.